Pretties

Swami Vivekananda said “Every change is being forced upon us.” In Tally’s world no words could be more true. Pretties and Specials are the second and third books in the Uglies series. Within the trilogy the story follows Tally, a young girl who finds out what is truly happening in her society. In Tally’s futuristic city people undergo an operation on their sixteenth birthday to become a “Pretty” the operation alters their looks and their brains. During the operation a lesion is put in everyone’s brain to make them forget certain memories and stray from violence and conflict. In order to test a possible cure Tally gives herself up to become a “Pretty,” however while she is living in Pretty Town she does not remember anything about the cure.…

“Pretty Woman” is a trumped-up, adult oriented version of “Cinderella”. This movie is by far one of my favorite romantic comedies from the 1990’s. If you haven’t seen “Pretty Woman” I highly recommend that you do, if you're a hopeless romantic such as myself. I want to tell you about the plot of the movie, to the actors in it and how dynamite their performance was in making this film a #1 Hit. A very wealthy, and successful lawyer, Edward Lewis, stumbles across a beautiful and…

Films plays and important role in media and society. All of our lives we’ve have watched movies and television and what we see on our screen is what we categorize as normal and acceptable behavior. Films can either progressively improve our societal view of typical archetypes, or they can reinforce negative stereotypes that are already so abundant in the media today. The two films I chose to write about were Pretty Woman and My Big Fat Greek Wedding. Both films has positives and negatives…

“I got a code 2 i repeat code 2 Public enemy no. 1 pretty boy floyd is in sight, engage in cousion.”..... Charles Arthur “pretty boy” Floyd was a criminal who was always on the run. Charles Floyd and Antigone are alike because they both disobeyed laws for a cause they believed in. Antigone buried her brother because she thought it was the right thing to do, and Pretty boy stole from banks and gave back to the poor because the banks were stealing from the poor from the start. (Pretty Boy Floyd) …

Have you ever been betrayed? Have you ever loved? Have you ever betrayed anyone else? Everyone go through their lives meeting new people everyday. Sometimes we end up getting to know eachothers very well and others not so much. But for the ones people end up loving, they might lose. When they lose someone, it might feel as betray. This part of a theme shown through the Uglies series. The Uglies series is about a girl, Tally, trying to find herself and become pretty while other’s influence her…

Are You Infected? “No way! Not Possible! All lies!” Those are the words I want to say to save the faces of humanity, but unfortunately, what the authors wrote about in swollen expectation is true for many. De Graaf, Wann, and Naylor compare our “lot more stuff and much higher material expectations than previous generations did” to an diseases that will continue to spread and swell our expectations more (De Graaf, Wann, Naylor). What these authors said was an overstatement; one that did not…

dismay or even apathy of their respectively societies. E.E. Cummings’ “anyone lived in a pretty how town,” is perfect example of how individualism is viewed in a conformist society, as well as sheds light on the poet’s own views of conformity. Although conforming to social norms is how people understand the world around them, it is so import to some people that they completely disregard individuality in their societies (either through fear or apathy); however, such hindering attitudes can be…

E.E. Cummings’ extended metaphor of the human life cycle reveals that all people are ultimately on the exact same path of life, as time passes, not much changes. His ambiguous pronouns serve to allow the readers to place themselves in the character’s shoes, allowing them to picture themselves in E.E. Cummings’ “anyone lived in a pretty how town.” The ambiguous pronouns allow Cummings’ reader to place themselves in the characters’ shoes, thereby allowing them to realize that they, too, are on the…

Catherine Rampell, a respected journalist for The Washington Post, wrote an article titled, “Be Pretty, But Not Too Pretty: Why Women Can’t Just Win.” This article talks about how women in the work place are ridiculed for how they look and how they act in corporate and political America. Women are struck with different stereotypes in the work place on a daily basis. Rampell gives examples of real life experiences with people in politics such as Hilary Clinton and Sarah Palin; both of them have…

“Pretty Tough” is much more than a brand or a film, but it just so happens that their narrative short will be shown at the Artemis Film Festival this year. The main premise of the story is that of two competitive sisters who join the high school soccer team. Recently, I had the opportunity to ask Jane Schonberger about this film and the importance of raising strong girls in today’s society. What inspired you to pursue a career in the entertainment industry? A love for stories and…